Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has claimed countries competing at major events such as the Olympics and Commonwealth Games should pay a bond to the host nation in case their athletes vanish or seek asylum.

International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Executive Committee member Ron Galimore is among United States officials allegedly implicated in helping disgraced doctor Larry Nassar provide "false excuses" to explain his absence from sporting events when under investigation for child sex abuse.

UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin has accused FIFA of trying to sell the soul of football in a stinging attack on Gianni Infantino's proposal to revamp the Club World Cup and develop a new Nations League.

Beijing 2022 officials have admitted further work is required on their contingency plans for the Winter Olympic Games after Pyeongchang 2018 was blighted by the cancellation and postponement of several skiing events owing to poor weather conditions.

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At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.

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